| Principal Translations |
| dressed adj | (wearing clothes) | vestido/a adj |
| | If you come over at 8am, I probably won't be dressed yet. |
| | Si vienes a las 8 de la mañana, es probable que todavía no esté vestido. |
| dressed in [sth] adj + prep | (wearing [sth]) | vestido de adj + prep |
| | (ropa) | con prep |
| | An old lady dressed in black was selling olives. |
| | Una anciana vestida de negro vendía aceitunas. |
| be dressed in [sth] v expr | (wear particular clothes) | estar vestido con loc verb |
| | | vestir⇒ vtr |
| | | llevar puesto loc verb |
| | Colin was dressed in a suit for his job interview. |
| | Colin estaba vestido con un traje para su entrevista de trabajo. |
| dressed adj | (food: prepared, garnished) | aderezado, aliñado adj |
| | | condimentado adj |
| | Rosa squeezed lime juice over her dressed crab. |
| | Rosa exprimió zumo de limón sobre el cangrejo aderezado. |
| dressed adj | (salad: with a dressing) | con aderezo loc adj |
| | | aderezado adj |
| | A simple dressed salad is the perfect summer lunch. |
| | Una sencilla ensalada con aderezo es el almuerzo de verano perfecto. |
| Additional Translations |
| dress adj | (clothing: formal) | formal adj mf |
| | | de gala loc adj |
| | | de etiqueta loc adj |
| | Tina smartens herself up for meetings by putting on a dress jacket over her T-shirt. |
| | Tina se pone elegante para sus reuniones con una chaqueta formal sobre la camiseta. |
| dress⇒ vi | (military: become aligned) (militar) | alinearse⇒ v prnl |
| | The new recruits dressed and waited for the officer to speak. |
| | Los nuevos reclutas se alinearon y esperaron a que el oficial hablase. |
| dress [sth]⇒ vtr | (apply a bandage to) | vendar⇒ vtr |
| | The nurse dressed his wound once the bleeding stopped. |
| | La enfermera vendó la herida después de que dejó de sangrar. |
| dress [sth] vtr | dated (hair) | aliñar⇒ vtr |
| | I need to dress my hair before we go out tonight. |
| | Necesito aliñar mi cabello antes de salir esta noche. |
| dress [sth] vtr | dated (prepare for eating) | preparar⇒ vtr |
| | First you need to dress the chicken by removing the excess fat. |
| | Primero necesitas preparar el pollo quitándole el exceso de grasa. |
| dress [sth] vtr | (add sauce to a salad) | condimentar⇒, aderezar⇒, aliñar⇒ vtr |
| | She prefers to dress her salad with olive oil instead of salad dressing. |
| | Prefiere aderezar la ensalada con aceite de oliva en vez de salsas comerciales. |
| dress [sth] vtr | (groom a horse) | almohazar⇒ vtr |
| | She helped to dress the cavalry horses before the big parade. |
| | Ayudó a almohazar al caballo antes del gran desfile. |
| dress [sth] vtr | (align military troops) (militar) | alinear⇒ vtr |
| | The officer always started drills by dressing the troops. |
| | El oficial siempre empezaba la instrucción alineando a las tropas. |
| dress [sth] vtr | (stone: make smooth) | labrar⇒ vtr |
| | | alisar⇒ vtr |
| | A mason has to dress stone to make it smooth. |
| | Un albañil tiene que labrar la piedra para alisarla. |
Locuciones verbales
dress | dressed |
| dress down vi phrasal | (wear casual clothes) | vestir ropa informal loc verb |
| | We can dress down tonight because the wedding is going to be very informal. |
| | Podemos vestir ropa informal esta noche porque la boda va a ser muy casual. |
| dress [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | informal, US (scold) | tirar la bronca a loc verb |
| | (ES, coloquial) | echar una bronca a loc verb |
| | (AR, vulgar) | cagar a pedos a, re cagar a pedos a loc verb |
| | Because Tyler was late again, the boss dressed him down. |
| dress [sb] down for [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, US (scold [sb] for [sth]) | retar a alguien por, regañar a alguien por loc verb |
| | (ES, coloquial) | echarle la bronca a alguien por loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | cagar a pedos a alguien por loc verb |
| | The boy's father dressed him down for his insolence. |
| dress [sb] down for doing [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, US (scold [sb] for doing [sth]) | retar a alguien por, regañar a alguien por loc verb |
| | | cagar a pedos a alguien por loc verb |
| | My boss dressed me down for being rude to the client. |
| | Mi jefe me regañó por ser grosero con el cliente. |
| | Mi jefe me cagó a pedos por ser grosera con el cliente. |
| dress up vi phrasal | (in evening wear) | vestirse de gala loc verb |
| | | ponerse elegante v prnl + adj mf |
| | (coloquial) | emperifollarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The actress loves dressing up for film premieres. |
| | A la actriz le encanta vestirse de gala para el estreno de las películas. |
| dress up vi phrasal | (in formal clothes) | ponerse elegante v prnl + adj mf |
| | | vestirse elegante v prnl + adj mf |
| | For those not wanting to dress up, the restaurant has a casual dress code. |
| | Para quienes no quieren ponerse elegantes, el restaurante tiene un código de vestimenta casual. |
| dress up as [sth/sb] vi phrasal | (in costume) | disfrazarse de v prnl + prep |
| | My son likes to dress up as a pirate. |
| | A mi hijo le gusta disfrazarse de pirata, |
dress [sb] up,
dress up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (clothe stylishly) | vestir elegante vtr + adj mf |
| | | poner elegante vtr + adj mf |
| | | arreglar⇒ vtr |
| | Lisa dressed her daughter up in a pretty dress. |
| | Lisa vistió elegante a su hija con un lindo vestido. |
| | Lisa arregló a su hija con un lindo vestido. |
dress [sth] up,
dress up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (embellish, enhance) | adornar⇒ vtr |
| | The film director dressed up the story to make the characters more appealing to the audience. |
| | El director adornó la película para que los personajes fueran más atractivos para el público. |
Compound Forms:
dressed | dress |
| dressed to kill adj | figurative (woman: in stylish clothes) (provocativo) | vestido para matar loc adj |
| | The actresses attending the Oscars ceremony were dressed to kill. |
| | Las actrices que van a la ceremonia de los Óscar van vestidas para matar. |
dressed to the nines,
dressed up to the nines adj | informal (dressed formally or elegantly) | vestido de punta en blanco loc adj |
| | Everyone was dressed to the nines at the inauguration ball. |
| | | vestido de gala loc adj |
| | | impecablemente vestido loc adj |
| dressed up adj | (in evening wear) | arreglado/a adj |
| | Sally's date cancelled, so she was all dressed up with nowhere to go. |
| | A Sally le cancelaron la cita, y terminó toda arreglada y sin lugar adonde ir. |
| dressed up adj | (in formal clothes) | vestido formalmente, vestido elegantemente loc adj |
| | | con ropa elegante loc adj |
| | Daniel was dressed up for his job interview. |
| | Daniel estaba vestido formalmente para su entrevista. |
| dressed up adj | (in costume, disguise) | disfrazado adj |
| | Helen was dressed up for her role in the film. |
| | Helen estaba disfrazada para su papel en la película. |
| dressed up in [sth] expr | (in costume, disguised) | disfrazado de adj + prep |
| | Charles is dressed up in a clown's outfit. |
| | Charles está disfrazado de payaso. |
| dressed up like [sb] expr | (in costume, disguised as) | disfrazado de adj + prep |
| | Mandy was dressed up like a witch for Halloween. |
| | Mandy estaba disfrazada de bruja para Halloween. |
| flimsily dressed adj | (in light clothing) | ligero de ropa loc adj |
| | | con poca ropa loc adj |
| get dressed v expr | (put clothes on) | vestirse⇒ vi |
| | I was late this morning and had to get dressed in a hurry. |
| | Me levanté tarde y tuve que vestirme en un segundo. |
| half-dressed adj | (not fully clothed) | a medio vestir loc adj |
| | | medio vestido loc adj |
scantily clad,
scantily-clad,
scantily dressed,
scantily-dressed adj | (wearing few clothes) | ligero de ropas loc adj |
| | | medio desvestido loc adj |
| | | con poca ropa loc adv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| smartly dressed adj | (wearing stylish or formal clothes) | vestido con elegancia loc adj |
| Note: en castellano se prefiere evitar el uso de los adverbios |
| | The smartly dressed young man always had the latest clothes. |
| | El joven vestido con elegancia siempre andaba con el último grito de la moda. |
| | | elegantemente vestido loc adj |
| | El joven elegantemente vestido tenía lo último en ropa. |
| | (coloquial) | puesto/a adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. ¿A dónde vas tan puesta? |
| | | arreglado/a adj |
| | El joven tan arreglado siempre tenía lo último en ropa. |
| well-dressed adj | (with smart expensive clothing) | elegante adj mf |
| | | que se viste bien loc adj |
| | Arthur is a well-dressed man. |
| | Arturo es un hombre elegante. |